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Four generations of the Paint family come into focus through events surrounding the funeral of Eli Paint's estranged granddaughter and the shotgun wedding of his young great-granddaughter, Emaline. First, Eli misses the funeral, then crashes his car upon returning to his Wyoming ranch. After the accident, however, Eli and Juanita, his housekeeper, declare their love. Meanwhile, Emaline's marriage to Jake, an aging prizefighter, isn't going well; after he loses all their money to grifters, she leaves him to live with Eli and Juanita. But when Jake's floozy ex-wife shows up with the six-year-old son Jake never knew he had, Emaline returns, adopting the boy as her own. Facing the loss of their farm, Jake and Emaline join the westward migration in the hope that Oregon will bring them better luck

Four generations of the Paint family come into focus through events surrounding the funeral of Eli Paint's estranged granddaughter and the shotgun wedding of his young great-granddaughter, Emaline. First, Eli misses the funeral, then crashes his car upon returning to his Wyoming ranch. After the accident, however, Eli and Juanita, his housekeeper, declare their love. Meanwhile, Emaline's marriage to Jake, an aging prizefighter, isn't going well; after he loses all their money to grifters, she leaves him to live with Eli and Juanita. But when Jake's floozy ex-wife shows up with the six-year-old son Jake never knew he had, Emaline returns, adopting the boy as her own. Facing the loss of their farm, Jake and Emaline join the westward migration in the hope that Oregon will bring them better luck

The saga of the Paint family who has built an American empire that may be destroyed by the Great Depression. A uniquely American story about a family navigating a changing world and the tough choices it presents.